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, W. G. LUCAS.

TIE AND RAIL FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 20, 1911.

1,005,050. v Patented 0013.3,1911.

JNVENTOR.

WILLIAM G. LUCAS, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 20, 1911.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911. Serial No. 622,312.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ,VVILLIAM G. LUCAS, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTies and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to ties and rail fasteners, and has for itsobject to provide a metallic tie for supporting rails or the confrontingends thereof, and to provide the 1 tie with novel fasteners forretaining the rails upon the tie.

Other objects of my invention are to combine concrete and metal in theform of a tie that can be easily installed upon the ballast of a roadbedand tamped, and to use fasteners in connection with the tie that willprevent lateral and vertical displacement of the rails of a track. I

Further objects of my invention are to provide a metallic reinforced tiethat is simple in construction strong and durable, and to accomplish theabove results by a mechanical construction consisting of com parativelyfew parts easy to assemble and maintain in order.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to behereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein like numerals ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of ties and fasteners in accordancewith this invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of a portionof one of the ties, partly broken away and partly in section, Fig. 3 isa plan of the same, Fig. 1 is an end View of the tie, Fig. 5 is anenlarged perspective view of one of the rail chairs, Fig. 6 is aperspective view of a detached fastener, and Fig. 7 is a side elevationof a portion of the chairs of the rail.

The tie consists of two channel-bars, four rail chairs, four fastenersand a concrete body, together with the fastening means employed forconnecting these parts together.

The chairs are identical in construction,

each chair comprising base flanges 1, a web 2 and a top flange 3constituting a rail seat. The web 2 of each chair has longitudinaloppositely disposed ribs 4: adjacent to the top flange 3, and the chairsat the confronting ends of the webs 2 thereof are slotted, as at 5directly beneath the ribs 4:, and these ribs, the web 2 and the topflange 3 are cut away upon an angle, as at 6, the cut in the top flange3 forming a slot 7 The base flanges I of the chairsare provided withlongitudinal seats 8 for the lower flanges 9 of channel-bars 10, thesebars having the upper flanges 11 thereof supporting the top flanges 3 ofthe chairs. The channel-bars 10 rest against the outer edges of the ribs1 and said bars are connected to the chairs by transverse bolts 12 andnuts 13.

The channel-bars intermediate the ends of the tie are connected bytransverse rods or other fastening means 14: and arranged longitudinallybetween said channel-bars are metallic reinforcements 16 within aconcrete body 17. The ends of the-concrete body 17 protrude into thespace between the webs 2 of the inner chairs and the walls of the bars10, and to reinforce this concrete body, expanded metal, twisted rods orsimilar structures can be employed.

The rails to be supported by the tie comprise heads 15, webs 18 and abase 19, the base being of a less width than the heads 15 and adapted torest uponthe chairs at the meeting or confronting edges thereof.

The fasteners employed for holding the rail consists of reinforcedsplice bars 20 adapted to brace the inner and outer sides of the railand support the head 15 thereof, these splice bars resting upon thechairs of the tie. The fasteners are provided with depending lockingmembers 21 adapted to engage in the slots ,7 of the top flanges 3 of thechairs. The members 21 have vertical confronting sides and inclinedsides 22 to engage the angular end of the web 2 and the ribs 4:, saidmembers also having lips 23 which engage in the slots 5, these lipspreventing vertical displacement of said members while the walls of theslots 7 prevent longitudinal displacement.

The tie can be made up with the outer chairs detached, and after theinner fasteners have been placed in position, the rails can be placedupon the tie, the outer fasteners placed in the outer chairs and thechairs placed between the ends of the channel-bars and clips isobviated, it is apparent that the expense of maintenance is reduced to aminimum.

While in the drawing there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of theinvention, it is to be understood that the structural elements thereofare susceptible of such changes as fall within the scope of theappended.

claims.

What I claim is 1. A tie comprising inner and outer chairs forming railsupports, channel-bars connecting said chairs, a concrete body arrangedbetween said bars, and rail fasteners held: between the confronting endsof said inner and outer chairs.

2. Atie comprising inner and outer chairs, channel-bars arrangedthroughout the length of said tie and connected to said chairs, ametallic reinforced concrete body arranged between said bars, and railfasteners held by the confronting ends of said inner and outer chairs. v

3. A tie comprising inner and outer chairs forming rail supports,longitudinal channelbars'connectingsaid chairs, a metallic reinforcedconcrete body arranged between said bars, fasteners mounted upon saidchairs, and depending members carried by said fasteners and adapted toengage in said chairs at the confronting ends thereof;

4. In a tie, inner and outer chairs forming the ends of the tie,longitudinal channel-bars connecting said chairs, a metallic reinforcedconcrete body arranged between said bars and the innermost chairs, saidchairs having the confronting endsthereof slotted, rail fastenersmounted upon said chairs, depending members carried by said fastenersand adapted to engage in the slots of said chairs, and means adapted todetachably hold said outer chairs in engagement with said inner 'chairs-5. In a railway tie, the combination with a pair of spaced channelmembers, of rail chairs each comprising a base flange provided withlongitudinal seats for thebase flanges of the channel members, said railchairs disposed between the'channel members at the ends of the latterand having top flanges overlying the top flanges of the channel membersand constituting rail seats.

6. Ina railway tie, the combination with a pair of spaced channelmembers, of rail chairs each comprising a base flange pro vided withlongitudinal seats for the base flanges of the channel members, saidrail chairs disposed between the channel members at the ends of thelatter and having top flanges overlying the top flanges of the channelmembers and constituting rail seats, and a concrete filling between thechannel members having channel-connecting members embedded therein.

7. In a railway tie, the combination with a pair of spaced channelmembers having their flanges projecting outwardly, of rai chairsdisposed between the channel bars at the ends of the latter andembodying base flanges on which the channel bars are seated at the endsof the latter, said rail chairs also embodying top flanges overlying thetop flanges of the channel bars and constituting rail seats, and boltssecuring the channel bars and rail chairs together.

8. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced channel members, a pair of railchairs mounted between the channel members at the ends of the latter,each rail chair embodying a base flange forming seats for the baseflanges of the channel members at the ends of the latter, each railchair also having a top flange overlying the top flanges of the channelmembers and forming a rail seat, means carried by said rail chairs forholding the channel members in spaced relation, and means for securingthe channel members and rail chairs together.

9. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced channel members, a pair of railchairs mounted between the channel members at the ends of the latter,each rail chair embodying a base flange forming seats for the baseflanges of the channel members at the ends of the latter," each railchair also having a top' flange overlying the top flanges of the channelmembers and forming a rail scat, means carried by said rail chairs forholding the channel members in spaced relation, means for securing thechannel members and rail chairs together, and a concrete filling betweensaid channel members.

10. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced channel members, and a pair ofrail chairs, each rail chair comprising a body or web, a base flange,and a top flange, the base flange having seats for the end portions ofthe channel members and the top flange overlying the channel members andforming a rail seat, and rail securing means detachablyconnected to saidchairs.

11. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced channel members, rail chairs atthe ends of the members, said chairs supporting the rails and alsoconstituting supports for the channel members at the ends of the latter,and means connecting the channel members and chairs together.

12. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced channel members, rail chairsatthe ends of the members, said chairs supporting the rails and alsoconstituting supports for the channel members at the ends of the latter,means connecting the channel members and chairs together, and a concretefilling between said channel members.

13. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced channel members and a pair ofrail chairs constituting both a support for the rail and a support forthe channel members at the ends of the latter, said chairs provided withmeans to hold the channel members in, spaced relation, and means forsecuring the channel members and chairs together.

14:. In a railway tie, a pair of spaced channel members and a pair ofrail chairs constituting both a support for the rail and a support forthe channel members at the ends of the latter, said chairs provided withmeans to hold the channel members in spaced relation, means for securingthe channel members and chairs together, and a concrete filling betweensaid channel members.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM G. LUCAS.

Witnesses:

KARL H. BUTLER, EVA A. MILNE.

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